I have been jumping from pillar to pillar for a while. One thing I noticed is there are several holes in these walls. These demons crawling into them once in a while. Is this their base? Are they just crawling everywhere out in forest from here?
If that's the case. Why? Why no one destroyed this place if monsters living here. Did they have no idea that where monsters are originating? Surely empress should know about this right? Good thing these pillars are very tall, and I can at least deal with those flying things with my element.
There is a hole which goes deeper into the ground? I should jump into that. I don't see any other way here.
While I was preparing to jump. I saw a monster in ground splitting into two different monsters.
You got to be kidding. The don't reproduce, they just multiplying themselves. Is this phenomenon only happening in this cave. Why though?
Jumped into that hole. Slides all the way to the bottom.
"Ah my butt." This place looks like a dungeon, and I don't see any monsters here. Using my white light to see in dark
Did someone live here? There are weird drawings in walls. What's this. Looks like Children are guided to somewhere. They are praying to something? The picture is not clear. Is that thing granting something to those children. What are these even mean? Most of these images are not clear. Somehow, I feel angry now? Why though. I don't even know what those mean.
I went deep inside the dungeon and found a big door opened. I slowly went in.
Shocked "What is that thing?" A human corpse was lying in a throne. Why would a human corpse be here? Who is this guy? Then I noticed a small insect which landed on that corpse after that it multiplied and then it went to other group of insects, and they all start multiplying and slowly evolving into small small different creatures.
Whatever this thing is, I should destroy it right here and now.
"Who are you. Humans shouldn't be able to breath in this place. Who are you" (A cracking and chorus voice)
my body is frozen in fear. No thing should be able to talk here, these are monsters. But I am hearing a voice behind me. I never felt a dark element but right now I am 100 percent sure that thing can kill a human with its presence itself. I slowly turned around to see a wolflike creature standing on its two legs covered with black miasma.
"Tiberius told us some humans will guard the cave entrance at this time and soon will bring the artifact they promised. I don't know why, but a month ago, we felt a fear like never before. Our sense told us to run and hide to save ourselves. Our lord Yomur corpse started to rot. I am preserving his body for centuries and this is the first time I saw something like that. I lost contact with Tiberius after that."
I don't know what this thing is saying. Is this corpse a demon? Is it related to the one who the cult worships? The reason they want the artifact is for this thing. Too much to intake.
"So, why a human can walk here freely? Does the land change so much in these centuries. That's impossible, she granted us a wish. We are the superior ones in this world. But the fear I felt one month before, only one reason I have. She should be dead but still I am sure what I felt is the power of Juana"
That name again. But what it is saying about one month before? Did something happen? I don't recall any major things.
"Why? Why are you able to stand here. Why are lowly human slave who is just nothing but our food is capable of this?"
That monster screamed in angry and ran towards me. I should take my sword. Before I could do anything, it hit me with its nails, and I got thrown away into the walls. Ah, Mu stomach started bleeding. taking out my sword and standing
That monster came again. This thing is physically very strong. I used my white light in my sword to block its attack. But that monster stands unfazed.
"That element? No, it's very faint to even consider that possibility"
I used my light slashed which Hana taught me to attack at decent range. That monster doesn't get any damage at all. I am only stalling the time for no reason. If I use too much, I will get exhausted and may even faint. I have to find an opening.
Using my hand to emit a bright light to sabotage its vision.
"Now's the time" I went behind that monster and poured all my elemental energy into sword converting into glowing light sword. Please work. I slashed my sword on the monster.
"Weak" Catching the sword and slashed her arm with its nails. Isagi hand was cut off from her body.
"How a weakling like you came all the way down here. What were those slaves and monsters doing" Pulling Isagi hair with its hand and lifting her to its face.
{{{"Hey Hana, why you are teaching me to emit my element outside or to cover it in my sword when you guys doing like combining yourself with the element. Like Christe can pull a burning sword from his body and Emiko is like she is transforming into lightning"
"Well, your element is unique. It needs a strong vessel to control it. You know that the swords are barely holding your element for one attack right. Trying to do something like us will kill you if you are not able to handle it. it looks like you are having something which you are not supposed to have." (Hana)
"But what If I am in do or die situation"
"And why would you be in that situation If you are not reckless. Sighs Listen, what your son doing is channeling his elemental energy into his hand and converting it into sword. But I don't think You can hold your element like that, you would lose your hand. you can try distributing evenly like Emiko which might enhance your physical power too but that will exhaust you in less than a minute. because you don't have enough practice or experience to do that" (Hana)
"How the Empress use?"
"She converges the element in her heart. Which allows her to rule over the element. Most Duke can do that including your husband" (Aaradhya)
"Headmaster, when did you..." (Hana)
"But those people are born to rule over that element. That doesn't mean common people can't do it. The Question is whether you are capable of controlling it or let it kill you. I advise you to not do something like that with your current experience." (Aaradhya)}}}
I am sorry Headmaster. Isagi body started to glow, her eyes turned white, and her hand is regenerating.
"This is...."